"The suburban market there is very similar to Westchester's," he said.

In most big city and suburban markets, one of five square feet of office space is empty.

Sometimes the vendors have been removed to suburban markets, but always they have returned.

Many vendors left for a suburban, rail-connected market in 1962.

The Post's suburban market is among the wealthiest in the nation.

State transit officials say that serving suburban markets is difficult and costly because most suburbs are too spread out.

That compares with an overall vacancy rate for suburban markets of 22.8 percent.

Cable television opened up the sale of original programming in suburban markets.

"The suburban markets usually take a little longer to develop, but the upside is higher," he said.

The Computer Associates deal is by far the largest among the suburban markets.